2002 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament

The 2002 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship was the 22nd women's collegiate field hockey tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college field hockey team in the United States. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons won their first championship, defeating the Penn State Nittany Lions in the final.^[1] The semifinals and championship were hosted by the University of Louisville at Trager Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. This is the only time to date that the North Carolina Tar Heels missed the tournament.

2002 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship

Tournament details
Country	United States
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Wake Forest (1st title)
Runners-up	Penn State (1st title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	65 (4.33 per match)
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Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round					Championship Louisville, Kentucky Trager Stadium
		Old Dominion	5
		Richmond	1
							Old Dominion	4
							Maryland	1
		Maryland (OT)	2
		William & Mary	1
												Old Dominion	2
												Penn State	3
		Princeton	4
		Michigan	3
							Princeton	2
							Penn State	3
		Penn State	3
		Kent State	2
																	Penn State	0
																	Wake Forest	2
		Michigan State	4
		Harvard	3
							Michigan State (2OT, PS)	2
							Northeastern	1
		Northeastern	1
		Connecticut	0
												Michigan State	0
												Wake Forest	3
		Wake Forest	8
		California	0
							Wake Forest	2
							Duke	0
		Duke	2
		James Madison	1